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What is the universal religion? by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Attempts have been made in the past to create a universal religion. This desire in one form or other still persists, though history shows that a universal religion can neither be created nor imposed upon others in this way. |
| Published: Thursday 26 October, 2006 |
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Where do religions agree and disagree? by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| In so far as religions belong to the realm of men’s inmost soul, there are many remarkable similarities between them. The inner experience is the same everywhere; only the outer expressions are different, as determined by time and place. The end and aim of all religions is the realization of God, th... |
| Published: Thursday 26 October, 2006 |
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Why are there so many Religions? by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Different religions are differing forces in the economy of God; all working for the good of mankind; as we cannot destroy any force in nature, so we cannot destroy any of these spiritual forces. |
| Published: Thursday 26 October, 2006 |
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An essay on Inter-religious Attitude by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| One cannot distinguish a Hindu from a Moslem, or a Christian from a Jew, when they are absorbed in the infinite spirit. One sees differences only on a lower level, but from the summit all distinctions disappear. |
| Published: Thursday 26 October, 2006 |
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Zoroastrianism by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| These are the tenets of the Mazdayasni Zarathushtri religion, as accepted and preached by all the Dasturjees and religious teachers and common Zarathushtris in India. |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Taoism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Tao means literally ‘path’ or ‘way’. There are three senses in which this ‘way’ can be understood: |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Judaism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| The one great theme of the Jewish religion is that a single, righteous God is at work in the social and natural order, and He has revealed His will in history. There are many different forms of Judaism. Some conservative, some intellectual, others mystical etc. |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Islam in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| The full connotation of the word ‘Islam’ is ‘the perfect peace that comes when one’s life is surrendered to God’. After Muhammad’s time, Muslim authorities subsumed most of Islam under three heads: |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Sikkhism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Guru Nanak gave to Sikkhism its basic theological concepts and three of its most important institutions i.e. the Sangat (congregational meetings), the Pangat (community kitchens - Langar), and the institution of Guruship. To him true spiritual life meant the performance of duties in the world, and f... |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Jainism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| The first founder of the sect was Parsvanatha. Its first active propagator was Mahavira. The Jains are found in great numbers especially in the western coast of India. They are divided into two principal sects- the Svetambaras (clothed in white garments) and the Digambaras (sky-clad or naked). |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Hinduism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| For Hindus the attainment of spiritual perfection and freedom is the aim of life and the purpose of human birth. There are basic human values that are regarded as preliminary in this quest. The Hindu scriptures give several lists of virtues, which stem from the five cardinal virtues of: |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Christianity in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Of all the religions of man Christianity is the most widespread and has the largest number of followers. It has also the greatest amount of diversities. The main divisions are Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and the Eastern Orthodoxy. The Christian faith is centred in the life and teachings of Jesu... |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Confucianism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| The three religions that have influenced Chinese culture are Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Confucianism is basically an ethical religion geared for social and political life. Religion in ancient China took the basic form of ancestor worship. Confucius did not interrupt these ancestral rites but... |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Zen in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| As time went on Buddhism split into two main groups – Theravada and Mahayana. Within the Mahayana tradition there are five main schools, of which Zen is the intuitive school. Zen is the Japanese counterpart of the Chinese word Ch’an which, in turn, is a translation of the Sanskrit word Dhyana meanin... |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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Buddhism in Brief by Understanding Hinduism |
Topic: World Religions |
| Although an independent and major religion of the world today, Buddhism began as a reform movement within Hinduism. The Four Noble Truths expounded by the Buddha in his first sermon at the Deer Park at Sarnath constitute the core of his teachings. |
| Published: Monday 02 October, 2006 |
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